Tommie Laubscher

Tommie Laubscher

Birth name	Thomas Gerbach Laubscher
Date of birth	(1963-10-08)8 October 1963
Place of birth	Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of death	26 May 2007(2007-05-26) (aged 43)
Place of death	Vredenburg, Western Cape, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
School	Vredenburg High School, Vredenburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1990–1992 Boland 37 (0) 1993–1997 Western Province 60 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1995 South Africa 6 (0)

Thomas Gerbach Laubscher (8 October 1963 – 26 May 2007) was a South African rugby union player who played at tighthead prop.

Playing career

Laubscher played for the Boland schools team at the Craven Week tournament and made his provincial rugby debut for Boland in 1990 at the age of 27. In 1993 he moved to Western Province and won the Currie Cup with Western Province in 1997.

Laubscher made his Springbok debut in 1994 against Argentina at the Boet Erasmus Stadium in Port Elizabeth. He toured with the Springboks to Britain at the end of 1994 and to Europe and Britain in 1995. Laubscher played six test matches and six tour matches for the Springboks, and was known as an exceptionally strong scrummager.

Test history

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Argentina	42–22	Tighthead prop		8 Oct 1994	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2.	Argentina	46–26	Tighthead prop		15 Oct 1994	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
3.	Scotland	34–10	Tighthead prop		19 Nov 1994	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
4.	Wales	20–12	Tighthead prop		26 Nov 1994	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
5.	Italy	40–21	Tighthead prop		12 Nov 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
6.	England	24–14	Tighthead prop		18 Nov 1995	Twickenham, London

Death

Laubscher died in a road accident when he and his son, stopped to help a driver who had hit a cow in foggy weather conditions, when he was hit by another vehicle.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 620